Instructional

The Learning Community Public Charter School, Central Falls, RI (8/15 – Current)

Founding music teacher in an urban K-8 public charter school; developing music curricula and teaching general music to kindergarten through 5th grade; developing units of instruction in violin, guitar, and recorder; leading extra-curricular music courses for 6th through 8th grade, student performances at community meetings and events, and elementary and middle school choral groups.

​

Alice Deal Middle School, Washington, D.C. (8/11 – 6/15)

Taught music in an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (MYP); directed string orchestra, concert band, jazz band and percussion ensemble; developed district-wide curriculum and instructed 6th and 7th grade general music; led extracurricular music clubs; served as the Department Chair for the arts department; and participated in district-wide professional development and school-based initiatives.

 

The Cambridge Center for the Performing Arts, Cambridge, MA (3/10 - 8/11)

Taught group and private music lessons; adjudicated and recorded student performances; developed a drum set instruction method; and taught music production.

 

Billerica Memorial High School, Billerica, MA (9/06 - 6/09)

Taught and planned lessons for 9th through 12th grade music; composed music for ensemble instruction and performance; designed, developed, and instituted music courses, including Piano Lab and Music Production and Technology; recorded and produced student recordings; and participated in professional learning communities.

 

The South Shore Conservatory, Hingham, MA (10/01 - 8/06)

Coached sectionals and led student and community ensembles; recruited students through instructional lectures and demonstrations; and taught group and private music lessons.

 

Administrative

Notable Productions, Watertown, MA (8/09 - 5/10)

Trained staff; worked with music industry representatives, clients and vendors; performed accounting and filing tasks; maintained and managed the company’s calendar and website.

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (1/06 - 1/07)

Analyzed and transcribed folkloric recordings into music notation using Finale for publication in Masters of the Sabar: Wolof Griot Percussionists of Senegal, Temple University Press, 2007.

 

Performance

Performed nationally and internationally as part of contemporary, cultural and commercial ensembles.  Performances include Nuit d’Afrique Festival in Montreal, Canada; the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, MA; and the House of Blues in Boston, MA.

 

Percussionist and drummer for multiple professionally produced audio recordings.

 

Education

The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA (2004 - 2006)

Master of Music in Music Education

Pi Kappa Lambda National Honor Society

 

Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA (1998 - 2001)

Bachelor of Music

Summa Cum Laude

​

Special Training

 

Private Violin Lessons - Bennington College, Bennington, VT; Community MusicWorks, Providence, RI (2016).

 

3rd Annual Educator's Conference - The Teaching Studio, Providence, RI  (2016).

​

Instructional Strategies That Work for All Disciplines - Trinity Washington University (2014).

 

Choral Teachers Workshop - Children's Chorus of Washington (2014).

 

IB Assessment training (2014).

 

MYP Arts - Performing Category 2 Training - International Baccalaureate Americas Workshop, Alexandria, VA (2013).

 

Mindsets & Motivation – Carol Dweck: Brainology (2013 – Present).

 

No-Nonsense Nurturer - School Culture Development. Center for Transformative Teacher Training (2012).

 

Aspen X2, Edline and ManageBac - Learning Community Management Systems.

 

Certificate in Digital Audio Production - The Art Institute of New England, Brookline, MA (2008 – 2009).

 

Japanese Level 1 – The Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA (2006 – 2007).

 

Extensive background and training in classical, contemporary and world percussion.  Secondary training in string, wind, vocal and piano performance and pedagogy.

 

Computer Skills

Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite, Windows 7 and Mac OS X.

 

Demonstrated ability to learn music industry software including, Finale, Noteflight, Pro Tools, Sonar, GarageBand and Propellerhead Reason.